Pocahontas Page #5

Sometimes our paths are chosen for us.

But maybe we should try talking to them.

They do not want to talk.

But if one of them did want to talk,

you would listen to him, wouldn't you?

- Pocahontas...

- Wouldn't you?

Of course I would,

but it is not that simple.

Nothing is simple any more.

[twigs snap]

[whimpering]

[barking]

- [growling]

- [chittering]

[barking, growling]

[purring]

[howling]

[coyote howls]

[gasping]

Easy, Thomas, it's me.

- Oh, John! I could've killed you.

- Not aiming like that, you couldn't.

Keep both eyes open when you shoot.

You'll see twice as well.

- Smith! There you are.

- We were looking all over for you.

Smith! Where have you been?

I was out scouting the terrain, sir.

Excellent. Then you must know

the Indians' whereabouts.

We'll need that information

for the battle.

- What battle?

- We will eliminate these savages

- once and for all.

- No! You can't do that!

- Oh, can't I?

- Look. We don't have to fight them.

- John, what's gotten into you?

- I met one of them.

- You what?

- A savage?

They're not savages. They can help us.

They know the land.

They know how to navigate the rivers.

- And look. It's food.

- What is it?

It's better than hardtack and gruel,

that's for sure.

I like gruel.

They don't want to feed us, you ninnies!

They want to kill us! All of us!

They've got our gold,

and they'll do anything to keep it!

- But there is no gold.

- No gold?

And I suppose your little

Indian friend told you this?

Yes.

Lies. Lies! All of it!

Murderous thieves.

There's no room for their kind

in civilized society.

But this is their land!

This is my land!

I make the laws here.

And I say anyone who so much

as looks at an Indian

without killing him on sight

will be tried for treason and hanged.

- [coyotes howl]

- [panting]

[Nakoma] Pocahontas!

- Nakoma.

- Don't go out there.

I lied for you once,

don't ask me to do it again.

I have to do this.

- He's one of them!

- You don't know him.

If you go out there, you'll be turning

your back on your own people.

I'm trying to help my people.

Pocahontas, please,

you're my best friend.

I don't want you to get hurt.

- I won't. I know what I'm doing.

- Pocahontas, no!

Ratcliffe wouldn't take us

halfway around the world for nothing.

But what if Smith is right?

What if there is no gold?

If you ask me, Ratcliffe's been

lying to us since we left London.

Listen to you, you bunch of idiots.

Those savages didn't

attack us for nothing.

They're hiding something.

If they do have the gold,

I reckon we'll have to fight them.

- Not me. I'm not risking my neck...

- Either too hot or too cold.

I haven't been comfortable

since we got here.

[man] Me, too. I'm itching a lot.

[gasping]

- Follow him.

- Yes, Governor.

I want to know where

he's sneaking off to.

- Yes, sir.

- If you happen to see any Indians...

...shoot them.

And, Thomas,

you've been a slipshod sailor

and a poor excuse for a soldier.

Don't disappoint me again.

- Kocoum.

- What is it?

- It's Pocahontas.

- What's wrong? Is she all right?

I think she's in trouble.

The earth is trembling, child.

What's happened?

The warriors are here.

- Pocahontas.

- John!

Listen to me. My men are planning

to attack your people.

You've got to warn them.

Maybe it's not too late to stop this.

You have to come with me

and talk to my father.

Pocahontas, talking

isn't going to do any good.

I already tried talking to my men,

but everything

about this land has them spooked.

[howling, moaning]

That's the strangest creature

I've ever seen!

[yowling, whining]

Percy?

- [chittering]

- [snarling, barking]

- Easy, Percy! Come here!

- Meeko, come back!

You see what I mean? Once two sides

want to fight, nothing can stop them.

- Come here, both of you!

- It's all right. He's a friend.

- Bad! Bad dog! Sit!

- [barking]

[squeaking]

[Pocahontas] What are you doing?

Meeko!

[John] Percy, get back here!

- What are you doing? Stop that!

- All right, that's enough!

[whimpering]

[whining]

It's enough to make your sap boil.

Now then, there's something

I want to show you. Look!

- The ripples.

- What about them?

So small at first,

then look how they grow.

But someone has to start them

They're not going to listen to us.

Young man, sometimes the right path

is not the easiest one.

Don't you see?

Only when the fighting stops

can you be together.

All right. Let's go talk to your father.

[purring]

[squeaking]

[war whooping]

[gasping]

[grunting]

Kocoum, no!

[straining]

Kocoum!

Leave him alone!

[grunting, gasping]

[straining, grunting]

Kocoum, stop!

Both eyes open.

- [blasting]

- [groaning]

[gasping]

- Thomas!

- Is he...

You killed him.

- I thought that...

- Get away from him!

Pocahontas, it won't help!

He was only...

He killed him!

[man] Get all the wagons...

Thomas, get out of here!

Get out of here!

- [war whooping]

- [whimpering]

[murmuring in Algonquian]

- [chittering]

- [whimpering]

' [Whining]

- [purring]

[murmuring, wailing]

[crowd gasps, weeps]

Who did this?

Pocahontas was out in the woods.

Kocoum went to find her

and this white man attacked them.

Your weapons are strong,

but now our anger is stronger.

- At sunrise, he'll be the first to die!

- But Father!

I told you to stay in the village.

You disobeyed me.

- You have shamed your father!

- I was only trying to help.

Because of your foolishness,

Kocoum is dead!

Take him away!

Kocoum was just coming to protect me.

Pocahontas...

I sent Kocoum after you.

I was worried about you.

I thought I was doing the right thing.

All this happened because of me.

And now I'll never see John Smith again.

Come with me.

[tribal drums, chanting]

Pocahontas wants to look into the eyes

of the man who killed Kocoum.

Be quick.

Pocahontas.

- I'm so sorry.

- For what? This?

I've gotten out of

worse scrapes than this.

Can't think of any right now, but...

It would've been better

if we'd never met.

- None of this would've happened.

- Pocahontas, look at me.

I'd rather die tomorrow than live

a hundred years without knowing you.

- Pocahontas.

- I can't leave you.

You never will.

No matter what happens to me,

I'll always be with you. Forever.

[Thomas] Help! Somebody help! Help!

- Help!

- Easy, lad. What is it?

It's Smith! They got him!

- Who got him?

- The savages!

- Savages?

- They captured him! Dragged him off!

- Where'd they take him?

- They headed north.

[man] How many were there'?

[Thomas] I don't know.

At least a dozen.

[Ben] Filthy beasts!

It's perfect, Wiggins! I couldn't

have planned this better myself.

The gold is as good as mine.

We've got to save him!

He'd do the same for any of us.

Thomas is right!

We've got to do something.

And so we shall. I told you

those savages couldn't be trusted.

Smith tried to befriend them,

and look what they've done to him!

But now I say it's time to

rescue our courageous comrade.

At daybreak, we attack!

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